The Black Stuff

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The Black Stuff is a British television play by Alan Bleasdale that introduced the characters and themes later expanded in the acclaimed series Boys from the Blackstuff, focusing on working-class life and unemployment in Liverpool.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British television drama
television play
basedOn original script by Alan Bleasdale
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depicts British working class
unemployed labourers
followedBy Boys from the Blackstuff NERFINISHED
genre drama
social realism
television play
hasSequel Boys from the Blackstuff NERFINISHED
language English
mainLocation Liverpool NERFINISHED
medium television
notableFor introduction of characters later used in Boys from the Blackstuff
portrayal of unemployment in Liverpool
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork BBC NERFINISHED
partOf Play for Today NERFINISHED
producer BBC
screenwriter Alan Bleasdale NERFINISHED
setIn Liverpool NERFINISHED
sharesCharactersWith Boys from the Blackstuff NERFINISHED
sharesThemesWith Boys from the Blackstuff NERFINISHED
theme economic hardship
industrial decline
unemployment
working-class life
writer Alan Bleasdale NERFINISHED

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Boys from the Blackstuff basedOn The Black Stuff
Boys from the Blackstuff precededBy The Black Stuff
Yosser Hughes appearsIn The Black Stuff
Yosser Hughes firstAppearance The Black Stuff
Alan Bleasdale notableWork The Black Stuff
Alan Bleasdale wrote The Black Stuff